Walter C. Hornaday (1891-1970) was a writer for the Dallas
Morning News. He is known for an article on the American Airlines Flight
157 crash of 1949 as well as historical and political stories related to Texas and
the United States.

Newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and ephemera
comprise the Walter C. Hornaday Papers, 1919-1970, documenting Hornaday’s career as
a writer for the Dallas Morning News. Clippings concern
national, state and local politics; Texas history and famous Texans; the
assassination of President Kennedy (1963); and the United Nations (1945).
Correspondence includes personal letters, cards, business, and legal papers. Printed
materials and ephemera relate to World War I veterans' reunions and benefits and the
Texas Centennial Exposition, and also contain personal invitations; cards;
publications; a map; programs; and political material relating to the Conference on
International Organization (1945), Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, and the Yalta
Conference (1948).